Dissemination

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Shakyamuni began traveling from place to place along the Ganges River valley to teach his Buddhism to the masses. On his way to Rajagriha, the Buddha encountered the three brothers Kashyapa and their one thousand disciples, all of whom asked to become the Buddha’s disciples. When Shakyamuni reached Rajagriha, King Bimbisara, the ruler of the kingdom of Magadha, also expressed his desire to learn the Buddha’s wisdom.

In the village of Nalanda, two great Brahmans, Shariputra and Maudgalyayana, as well as two hundred and fifty of their own disciples, pledged to devote themselves to the Buddha as his disciples.

Then, when Shakyamuni returned to his birthplace of Kapilavastu, his lectures on Buddhism won over many new converts from among the nobility, including his father King Shuddhodana, his aunt/stepmother Mahaprajapati, his wife Yashodhara, his son Rahula and his cousin Ananda.

Thereafter, great numbers of people sought out the Buddha as their spiritual master. Among the Buddha’s disciples, there were ten exceptionally gifted individuals, including Shariputra, who became known as the ten major disciples.  Shakyamuni’s Ten Major Disciples

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